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Search for statistical tables published by the federal government (ASI), state organizations and companies (SRI), or international and inter-governmental agencies (IIS).

Statistical Universe is a powerful index to statistics and data contained in federal agency government publications. It duplicates all American Statistics Index (ASI) abstract and index records (with monthly updates). In addition, it also links to 800 full-text documents published since 1994 and stored on LEXIS®-NEXIS®, and links to 2,000 publications on federal agency Web sites. The University Library owns most of these collections in paper or microfiche format that do not contain full-text links. ASK for assistance locating information at any University Library Service Desk. The abstracts of all publications covered by ASI in 1996-97 include active links to agency Web sites where the full-texts can be accessed. The primary purpose of these links is to supplement the coverage of Statistical Universe as its full-text coverage expands. The links also enable users to explore an agency's Web site.

Excellent for time series statistics in a wide range of topics. Focus is on the United States and Canada with some international resources.

The quick reference companion to the full Data-Planet service. This service is designed to allow users to quickly navigate the billions of points of data contained in the Data-Planet repository, covering thousands of geographic entities. Data includes a wide range of social, economic and demographic data both from the US and international sources.

About this Guide

Scope: this guide is developed as a starting point for users who want tables or summary statistics on a particular topic.

Other excellent starting points: there are other "starter resources" organized geography on the left.

Note: If you are looking for larger data sets or surveys or a list of data resources focusing on broader areas such as business, education or health there are other related research guides available. That said, these "starter resources" can be extremely useful for discovering sources of data by simply looking at and "Googling" the data provider.

Before searching ask yourself these questions:

What level of geography do I want?
What unit(s) of analysis is needed?
What is the time frame?
Who collects this type of statistics?
Why do they collect this type of statistic?
Feelings or facts?